Fender.



C. H. BARTON.

FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 27. 1914.

1,137,829. Patented May 4, 1915.

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UNITED sr trEs PATENT ornion.

CHARLES H. BARTON, OF TYLER, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO ALEX WOLDERT,

' OF TYLER, TEXAS.

FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1915.

Application filed July 27, 1914. Serial No. 853,486.

ToaZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. BARTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tyler, in the county of Smith and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fenders, of whichthe following is a specification. I

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a prow protector for vessels.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described designed to be secured to the prow of a ship or vessel and which projects forwardly therefrom for the purpose of protecting the vessel against injury from a collision. The sides, as well as the prow of the vessel, may also be so protected as will be hereinafter described.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention has particular relation to certain novel features of construction, use and arrangement of parts, an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 shows a plan view of the device showing the same also applied to the sides of the vessel; Fig. 2, shows a side elevation thereof; Fig. 3, shows an enlarged fragmentary view of a locking device for locking the protector in position for use, and Figs. 4 and 5 show plan and side views of a joint employed in the protector.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 refers to the prow of the ordinary ship which has a single forwardly projecting beam 5, which is hinged to the prow of the vessel and which projects the required distance forwardly therefrom. This beam 5 is formed of two parts united together by the hinge 6, but said hinge is made rigid, when the device is in use by means of the plates 7, 7 which are bolted to the respective parts of the beam 5 on each side. These plates 7, 7 may be removed and one of the parts of the beam 5 folded over against the other part as will be hereinafter set forth.

Secured to that part of the beam which 1s hinged to the prow, and on each side there of, are the arms 8, 8 which diverge rearwardly and extend alongside the prow on each side. Each of these arms has an oblong slot 9 in its rear end andfixed to the sides of the prow and extending through said slots are the studs 10, 10 having enlarged heads which prevent the disengagement of said arms therefrom. When the beam 5 is in'its forwardly extending position, the studs 10, 10 will rest in the rear ends of the slots 9, and when in said positlon the arms may be locked against sliding onsaid studs by means of bolts as 11, which serving to reveal the presence of opposing objects and the forwardly projecting protector serving to protect the prow of the vessel from collisions and ward the vessel off from objects in front of it.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a beam 12 is fixed to the front deck of the vessel having a pulley 13 at its upper end and a cable 14 is attached to the front end of the beam 5 and which passes up over the pulley 13 and whose rear end is secured to a suitable windlass or other similar device not shown. l/Vhen the vesesl is in port or in safe water, the bolts 11 may be removed and beam 5 elevated to vertical position by means of the cable 14. The plates 7, 7 may then'be unbolted and said beam 5 folded over one part on the other as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4 so as to not form an unnec essary obstruction. Side protectors may also be provided for the vessel consisting of laterally extending beams 15, 15 which are suitably braced by means of the braces 16, 16 and hinged to the sides of the vessel so that they may be elevated to vertical position when not in use by means of the cables 17, 17. These cables are attached at their outer ends to the free ends of the beams 15, 15 and pass over the pulleys 18, 18 fixed upon the vessel and their other ends are attached to suitable windlasses or other similar devices not shown. These laterally extending beams also are effective in warding. the vessel off from obstructions which would otherwise tend to crush in the sides of the vessel.

What I claim is 1. In a device of the character described, the combination with a vessel of a beam hinged to the prow of said vessel and projecting forwardly therefrom, said beam being formed of two parts hinged together,

means for locking -said' beam in its for-,

Wardly projecting position, means for elevating said beam to a vertical position and r the Searchlight carried by the free end' of said beam. 7

2. Ina device of the character described,

the combination Witha vessel of a vbeam hinged to the proW of said vessel and projecting forwardly therefrom, said beam being formed of two parts hinged together, means for locking said beam in its forwardly projecting position andvmeans for elevating the beam to a vertical position. v

8. In a device-0f the character described, the combination With a vessel of a beam hinged thereto and projecting outwardly therefrom, said beam being formed of two parts hinged together, means for locking 20 said beam in its outwardly projecting position, and means for elevating said beam to a vertical position. V

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of 25 tWo subscribing Witnesses. CHARLES H. BARTON.

, Witnesses:

' CH s. ARZT,

ALEX WOLDERT.

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